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Learning goals
Learning goals
Identify themes and recognise ironical tone in historic satires, and use satirical techniques in your own examples
Lesson exercises
Lesson exercises
Grammar Repetition
Game Show
Analysis Exercise
Grammar Repetition
Grammar Repetition
🕒 ~20 minutes ✍️Complete the Worksheet 🎯 Grammar Skills
Grammar Rules
Singular subjects = Singular verbs (ending in -s).
Plural subjects = Plural verb (no -s).
Find the true grammatical subject from distracting phrases to use the correct verb form.
“Distracting” phrases, dependent clauses or expressions like along with, as well as, together with, and including are never part of the main subject.
When subjects are connected by neither... nor or either... or, the verb agrees with the subject closest to the verb.
Demonstratives must match the number of the noun they modify directly, regardless of where they sit in the sentence.
Pay close attention to the article before the noun:
A number of... = Plural verb
The number of... = a single specific count = Singular verb
Every / Each... = considers items one by one = Singular verb
Answer Key
Answer Key
Activity 1
Activity 1
High levels of screen time, along with ( this / these ) year’s World Cup, ( affects / affect ) a student's ability to focus during morning classes.
Neither ( this / these ) group project nor the individual essay assignments ( seems / seem ) fair to the students who studied all weekend.
Richard, every student who signed up for the school trip ( needs / need ) permission from a parent before ( that / those ) bus can leave.
That group of exchange students, including ( this / those ) two athletes from Japan, ( has / have ) arrived at the station.
Either ( that / those ) damaged door or the old lifts ( is / are ) going to cause a lot of injuries, mark my words!
Activity 2
Activity 2
A sudden increase of AI content, accompanied by those viral scams, fools many elderly people.
Neither the price of petrol nor this new tax law is easy to deal with as a single parent.
A list of all upcoming exam dates, including these three review sessions, was posted on the student platform.
Activity 3 Example Answers
Activity 3 Example Answers
"Neither these online gym rules nor those signs over there are clear to everyone."
"The main reason for the team's success, along with these extra coaching sessions, is consistent practice."
Game Show
Game Show
🕒 ~20 minutes ✍️Answer In Groups 🎯 Memory Retention
Welcome to the Game Show!
Test your knowledge of subject-verb agreement and determiners (and perhaps, something else?).
Glorious prizes to the winners!
Analysis Exercise
Analysis Exercise
🕒 ~20 minutes ✍️Draft your own proposal 🎯 Speaking Skills
In pairs or small groups, agree on one example of satire you want to analyse.
Individually, take notes using TTMER:
What is the target? Who or what is being criticised?
What satirical techniques are used?
What message or opinion is the creator communicating or hiding behind the humour?
Is the criticism effective? Why or why not?
How might different audiences react?
Share your analysis with your classmate(s) and write a brief, analytical paragraph evaluating the satirical elements of the movie.
Homework
Homework
Study the vocabulary and phrases
Exit ticket
Exit ticket
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